James Harman was named after his father's twin brother and my next inline of descent. James married Mariah Lennard on the 11th February 1808 at St. Denys church, Rotherfield. James at this time was aged 22. Like his father Thomas he also was a stonemason and bricklayer and probably served his time with his father, as did his older brother Thomas. For some unknown reason James and Mariah moved to Mereworth in Kent about 50 miles from Rotherfield. It is here that their first three children who were all girls were born and baptisms were recorded …
| John Leonard | m: 31st Oct 1723 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent | Margaret Holman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Margaret | John | Margaret | Thomas | Elizabeth | Abraham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1724 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 16th Feb 1724 St. Denys Church | b: 1726 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 20th Apr 1726 St. Denys Church | b: 1734 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 14th Mar 1734 St. Denys Church | b: 1739 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 15th May 1739 St. Denys Church | b: 1742 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 6th Mar 1742 St. Denys Church | b: 1747 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 1st Nov 1747 St. Denys Church d: Apr 1821 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 20th Apr 1821 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abraham Leonard | m: 21st Apr 1772 St. Mary's Church, Speldhurst, Kent | Sarah Botten | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1747 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 1st Nov 1747 St. Denys Church d: Apr 1821 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 20th Apr 1821 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 1750 d: Apr 1816 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 5th Apr 1816 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William | Sarah | Thomas | James | Stephen | Hannah | Maria | Jane | b: 23rd Apr 1772 Speldhurst, Kent ch: 23rd Apr 1772 St. John's Church, Groombridge, Kent and Sussex | b: 1775 Speldhurst, Kent ch: 5th Mar 1775 St. John's Church, Groombridge, Kent and Sussex d: May 1846 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 13th May 1846 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 1779 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 18th Apr 1779 St. Denys Church | b: 1781 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 25th Nov 1781 St. Denys Church | b: 1784 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 2nd May 1784 St. Denys Church | b: 1786 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 29th Jan 1786 St. Denys Church d: Sep 1838 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 23rd Sep 1838 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 1788 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 16th Mar 1788 St. Denys Church d: Nov 1848 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 11th Nov 1848 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 1791 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 12th Jun 1791 St. Denys Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elizabeth | Mary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1773 Speldhurst, Kent ch: 18th Jul 1773 St. John's Church, Groombridge, Kent and Sussex | b: 1777 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 23rd Feb 1777 St. Denys Church | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st marriage | James Harman master bricklayer | m: 11th Feb 1808 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | Maria Leonard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1788 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 27th Jul 1788 St. Denys Church d: Jan 1869 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 10th Jan 1869 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 1788 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 16th Mar 1788 St. Denys Church d: Nov 1848 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 11th Nov 1848 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leah | Caroline | William | Thomas | Harriet Rebecca | Charles | John | Obed | b: 1809 Mereworth, Kent ch: 25th May 1809 d: 19th Jan 1837 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: After 19th Jan 1837 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 1814 Mereworth, Kent ch: 7th Apr 1814 | b: 18th Nov 1818 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 3rd Jan 1819 St. Denys Church d: 7th Jul 1900 Alderbrook [a.k.a. Elder Brook, Alice Bright] Farm, Crowborough, Sussex bur: After 7th Jul 1900 All Saints Church, Crowborough, Sussex | b: 14th Feb 1821 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 3rd Jun 1821 St. Denys Church d: 30th Sep 1866 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 3rd Oct 1866 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 29th Jun 1823 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 17th Aug 1823 St. Denys Church d: c Aug 1851 Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 16th Apr 1826 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 25th Jun 1826 St. Denys Church d: 9th Jan 1876 | b: 14th Jan 1829 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 1st Mar 1829 St. Denys Church d: 27th Jun 1917 Cottage Hill, No 2, Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 6th Sep 1834 Gilhams Birch, Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 6th Sep 1834 St. Denys Church d: 1st Jan 1835 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 7th Jan 1835 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sarah | James | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1811 Mereworth, Kent ch: 10th Nov 1811 d: 28th Dec 1904 Rotherfield, Sussex | b: 4th Feb 1816 Rotherfield, Sussex ch: 3rd Mar 1816 St. Denys Church d: 1st May 1891 Rotherfield, Sussex bur: 15th May 1891 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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